In recent years, there has been increasing interest in whether and how bureaucratic
effectiveness contributes to development. Just what makes for an effective bureaucracy and …

This article discusses one of the most important institutions in the modern world, namely
public bureaucracies, from a comparative perspective. Bureaucratic organizations can be …

We study the effect of women's public leadership in times of crisis. We use a regression
discontinuity design in close mayoral races between male and female candidates to …

When and how do governments deliver public goods and services in response to citizen
preferences? We review the current literature on government responsiveness, with a focus …

We combine personnel records of the United States federal bureaucracy from 1997 to 2019
with administrative voter registration data to study how ideological alignment between …

We study how political turnover in mayoral elections in Brazil affects public service provision
by local governments. Exploiting a regression discontinuity design for close elections, we …

Bureaucracies are configured differently to private sector and political organizations. Across
a wide range of civil services entry is competitive, promotion is constrained by seniority, jobs …

We estimate the causal real economic effects of a randomized anti-corruption crackdown on
local governments in Brazil using rich micro-data on corruption and firms. After anti …

In countries around the world, politicians distribute patronage jobs to supporters in
exchange for a wide range of political services–such as helping with campaigns and …

Bureaucracy is everywhere. Unelected bureaucrats are a key link between government and
citizens, between policy and implementation. Bureaucratic politics constitutes a growing …